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Hall of Fame honors Jim Kaat from Gold Medal Era group
Zeeland native Jim Kaat joined four players elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Golden Era Committee, to be inducted in 2022 in Cooperstown alongside Buck O’Neil and Bud Fowler. Kaat, a Hope College alum, earned 283 career wins and 16 Gold Gloves, and celebrated the long-awaited induction after years of near-misses. The piece also notes the Hope College Flying Dutch women’s basketball team finishing undefeated at 16-0 and securing back-to-back perfect seasons with a 64-54 win over Trine to cap their season as the top-ranked team nationally.
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Zeeland
Jim Kaat
Kaat
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Minnesota
Tony Oliva
White Sox
Minnie Minoso
Brooklyn
Gil Hodges
Cooperstown
Buck O’neil
Bud Fowler
Hope College
Holland Township
MLB
Hall of Fame
Flying Dutch
Trine
Kenedy Schoonveld
Hope
Brian Morehouse